Daigo Higa was born in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan on August 9, 1995. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on June 17, 2014 against Saengkeng Saknarong. Higa defeated Saknarong via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Higa became a world champion at the age of 21 after 12 professional fights. He challenged Juan Hernández for the vacant WBC flyweight title and stopped Hernández in the 6th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Higa's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Yoshiki Takei at age 29, on September 3, 2024, in which he was fighting for the WBO bantamweight title.
Daigo Higa Next Fight: He is next scheduled to rematch Seiya Tsutsumi (12-0-2, 8 KOs) on February 24, 2025. He will be fighting for the WBA bantamweight title. On the day of the fight, both the fighters will be 29 years old.
Some of Daigo Higa's best fights so far have been against Nawaphon Kaikanha, Sirichai Thaiyen, Seiya Tsutsumi, and Froilan Saludar. For a complete list of Higa's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Daigo Higa".
Higa has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Daigo Higa Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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25 | Feb 24, 2025 | 29 | ![]() | NA | NA
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24 | Sep 03, 2024 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
23 | Dec 31, 2023 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
22 | Jun 24, 2023 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
21 | Jul 13, 2022 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 8 |
20 | Apr 24, 2021 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
19 | Dec 31, 2020 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Oct 26, 2020 | 25 | ![]() | draw | MD 10 |
17 | Feb 13, 2020 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
16 | Apr 15, 2018 | 22 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
15 | Feb 04, 2018 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
14 | Oct 22, 2017 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
13 | May 20, 2017 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Feb 04, 2017 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Nov 05, 2016 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
10 | Jul 02, 2016 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
9 | Apr 05, 2016 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
8 | Nov 07, 2015 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
7 | Jul 24, 2015 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
6 | Jun 08, 2015 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
5 | May 10, 2015 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
4 | Jan 12, 2015 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Nov 26, 2014 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Aug 22, 2014 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Jun 17, 2014 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |